The reason one usually moves up to a C172 is to fly more than one other person around. Which means, especially at this time of year, that it's an excellent moment to become intimately familiar with the intricacies of density altitude.
C172s can carry a lot more weight than C152s can. Whether they can carry it out of ground effect, or above the trees at the far end of the runway, is another matter entirely.
Don't just get a check-out. Have your instructor round up a couple of pals; load the aircraft to MTOW or close to it; and practice taking off from a nice long runway with clear approaches on a warmer-than-average day. Believe me, you'll learn a lot that's well worth knowing.